Movie Stills From True Blood and Voo Doo!

My creative solution to incorporate the "Louisiana's Other Side" logo was to use a King Cake Baby Voo Doo Doll since she's the star of True Blood and Voo Doo!

Why did I have to have "Louisiana's Other Side" in my little flick? Because according to the rules of the "Show us YOUR Shreveport-Bossier!" contest, the logo had to be included in some way. Complete contest rules are available through the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau.

I Like Telling Stories

From the official blog of the Shreveport Bossier Convention and Tourism Bureau Inside the Other Side May 18 post

"This contest is a great example of how film can help build and strengthen communities, and we’re proud to be a part of it," said Chris Jay, director of marketing and programming at the film center. "One of our goals at The Robinson Film Center is to empower members of our community to tell their own stories through the medium of film, so this is a natural partnership."

I'm all about telling my own stories about SB Land. I've done it for a couple of years at Red River Blog Jam.

No Money? No Equipment? Maybe You Should Make a Disposable Film

You can be a filmmaker with nothing more than your cell phone. That’s the message that Eric Slatkin and Carlton Evans want to get out with their Disposable Film Festival,

It's open to short films made on non-professional devices such as one-time use video cameras, cell phones, point and shoot cameras, webcams, computer screen capture software, and other readily available video capture devices.

What Film Festival World has to say .

Disposable Films = Folk Art of the MovieMaking World?

It's difficult to make art when you have no money for supplies. That's why folk art appeals to me. And possibly explains why I'm so smitten by the Disposable Film Festival in San Francisco. Here are the DFF09 Competitive Shorts.

Maybe I should make a disposable film and enter it into the Shreveport Bossier Convention and Tourism Bureau's "Show Us YOUR Louisiana" contest. I could use the money. $2500 would help with some car repairs and paying for those pesky monthly medical bills.